Vinyl pressings
by Twilight 22 · 1983
Electric Kingdom was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
P MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) SPV-68-A-1 1 EA-Side Runout Etching
P MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) SPV-68-B-1 1 AB-Side Runout Etching
SPV 68-AA-Side Label
SPV 68-BB-Side Label
P VSD-35241-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v) AA-Side Runout Etching
P VSD-35241-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERBIE JR :v)B-Side Runout Etching
VSD 35241-ALabel Side A
VSD 35241-BLabel Side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :^) P SPV-68-2-COMM-ASide A, runout, variant 1
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :^) P SPV-68-2-COMM-BSide B, runout, variant 1
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :^) P SPV-68-2-COMM-A 1 ASide A, runout, variant 2
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :^) P SPV-68-2-COMM-B 1 ESide B, runout, variant 2
SPV-68-A-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) A PA-side run-out
SPV-68-B-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) A PB-side run-out
SPV 68-AA-side label
SPV 68-BB-side label
P VSD-35241-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v)A-side runout
P VSD-35241-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v)B-side runout
VSD 35241-ALabel side A
VSD 35241-BLabel side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Vanguard VA 37025First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | Vanguard 549 113 / Hispavox 549 113First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Vanguard 445 113 / Hispavox 445 113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Vanguard SPV 68First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Vanguard VSD 35241First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Vanguard SPV 68First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Vanguard SPV 68First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Vanguard VSD 35241First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Vanguard SPV 6812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | France | Vanguard VSD 311112", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Vanguard Lsd-33 0013312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Hispavox 445 1167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Electrobeat SV SPV 6812" | 12" |
13 vinyl pressings of Electric Kingdom are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Italy, Spain. One of them is Vanguard SPV 68.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPV 68, VSD 35241, VA 37025, 549 113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) SPV-68-A-1 1 E and P MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbiE JR :v) SPV-68-B-1 1 A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
